Improvement in mangling and ironing-machines



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Letters Patent No. 109,699, dated November 29, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN MANGLING AND IRONlNG-MACHINES.

The 'Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STEPHEN WILLIAMS, or' lhiladelphia, in the county of' Ihiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Mangling and Ironing-Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, 'which' will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing tbrming part of this specification, in whicht Figure l is a top view of' my improved machine.

Figure 2 is a side view of thesame.

Figure Slis a det-ail vertical section of the saine, Y

taken through the line .fc x, tig. 1.

Figure 4 is a rear view of the same.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved machine for mangling and ironing clothes and other cloths, which shall be simple in construction and effective in operation, applying the same pressure steadily to the clothes whatever may be their thickness; and

It consists in the construct-ion and combination of the various parts i the machine, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the bed-plate or platform of the machine, to the forward part of which, near its ends, are attached the lower ends of thestandards B1 B2, in the upper ends of which are formed the bearings, in which re volve the journals of the lower roller C.

lo the projecting end of one of the journals of the roller C is attached a gear-wheel, D, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of the gear-wheel E, one ot' the journals of which revolves in bearings in the rear part of the standard B2, and its other or outer journal revo'lves in bearings in the standard F, the lower end of which is secured to the bed-plate A.

The gear-wheel E is made long, so that while the teeth of the gear-wheel D are meshing into its teeth nea'r one end, thel teeth of the gear-wheel G may mesh into its teeth near the other end.

The journals of the gear-,wheel G revolve in bearings in the upper ends of the standards B2 and F, and to the end of its outer journal is attached, or upon it is formed, the crank H, by Incans of' which the machine is operated.

The teeth of the gear-wheel G mesh into the teeth of the gear-wheel I, attached to the journal of the upper roller J.

By this construction and arrangement of the gearing, the rollers C and J will both be revolved by operating the crank H at whatever distance-apart the said rollers may be.

lhe rollers C and J are made hollow, and open at j The cross-bar L is pivoted to the Astandards M, at-

taohed to the rear part of the ,bed-plate A by means of the rod N, which passes through the said standards and through the eye-bolts or staples attached to the said cross-bar L.

To, the middle of the rear part of the bed-plate A is secured a socket, O, to which is pivoted the journals of the Caml), which rest against the under side ofthe'arm Q, formed upon or attached to the middle part of the cross-bar L, so that by the operation ot' the said cani the upper roller J may be pressed down upon the clothes between it and the lower roller C, the said cam being so formed that the pressure may be equal whatever thickness of clothes may be passing between the said rollers.

Upon the side of the cam P is formed a curved flange, upon which a toe, R, attached to the arm Q of the cross-bar. L, takes hold, so that by moving the said cam P back, the upper roller J will be raised for convenience in putting in the clothes.

To the journal of thc cam P is attached a crankarm, S, which is slotted longitudinally, and in the said slot works a pin formed upon or attached to the crank-arm T, formed upon or attachedv to the end of the rod U, which works in bearings attached to the rear part of the bed-plate A, and to the other end ot which is attached the rear end ofthe lever V, which curves upward and forward, bringing its forward end into such a position that it may be conveniently reachedand operated from the forward part ofthe machine. l

XV is a roller, placed just in front of the cross-bar L, and pivoted to supports M attached to the rear part of the bed-plate A.

rlhe roller XV is only used when the cloth to be operated upon has a thick seam, in which case a board is placed uponithe lower roller C, beneath the said seam, and cloth and board are run together between therollers C J. Y

X are caps, attached to or formed upon the bearingsat the open ends ofthe hollow rollers C J, so that cloth wider than the length of said rollers may be protected while passing through the machine from being burned bythe projecting ends of the heaters.

VY is a table, uponA which the clothes to be operated upon by the machine are placed, and from which they are fed to the rollers.

The table Y is detachably attached to the forward parts of the upper ends of the standards B1 B2.V

Z` is a bar, which is held down upon the table Y,"or upon thecloth placed upon said table by the spring arms A', by which it is pivoted to theaends ofthe curved arms K; that support the upper roller J.

The bar Z is 'designed tosmoothout the wrinkles from the cloth before it passesto the rollers G J.

Having thus described myjnvention,

I claim as n'ew and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The combination and arrangement of the crank H and gear-wheels D E G I with the rollers (1J, and' pivoted frame K L, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The c urved arms or bars4 K, and pivoted crossbar L, in combination with the rollers .G J, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the pur-` pose set forth.

3.LTi'1e cam P, iu combination with the hed-plate A,-frameQ L K, and rollers J C, substantially as 'herein shown and described, and for the purpose setV forth.

4. The combination of the lever V, horizontal rod or shaft U, crank-arm T, and slotted crankarm S with each other and with the bed-plate A, caml?, frame Q L K, and rollers J C, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

5. rlhe horizontal rod U, in combination with the slotted crank-arm S, for operating the devicefor rais ing' the upper roller for the introductionof the cloth to be operated upon, substantially as herein shown and described.

STEPHEN W'ILLIAMS. Witnesses:

GEO. E. GRIMEs, CEAS. M. THOMAS. 

